Ornamental book covering



June T7, 1941.`

n. TRAUM (DRNAMEN'DAL 4*1500K 'CGVERING INVENTOR. Davo-@Z Traum ATTORNEYS Patented June 17, 1941 UNITE. D" STATES y PATENT' OFFICE` t ORNAMENTAL BOOKCOVERING David Traum, New,.York,N. Y.; assignor to Dritz- Traum Company, Inc., `NewfYork, N.lY., a corporation of New York l Application-March 9, 1940;:sriai No. 323,107

sclaims. (creci- 17) This invention relates to book covers and .com-

prehends an improved ornamental supplemen-` tary `book covering of the type Which is adapte l for `detachable association with a book.` l

The invention broadly comprehends a supple` mentary sectional book covering, the sectionsof which are adapted to be joined together by the purchaser so as to render the same applicable to books ofvarying degrees of thickness.

As a further feature the invention embodies a` supplementary book covering in whichone` ofl thesections `serves as a frame for receiving and displaying an inserted intermediate ply which `is.

ornamented or decorated bythe purchaser.A

More particularly the inventionfcomprehends a `supplementary sectional bookrcovering which embodies front and rear sectionsgthe front secl tion of which includes an inner ply,an interme`- diate ply and an outer ply,` the latterply being cut away to provide a framed opening and the ini termediate ply of which is adapted toloe'` orna`- mented `such as by needlework `soas "tobedisplayed through the opening in the outer ply andV the rear section of which covering is provided with` a hinge flap which is `adapted to haveits` free edge adjustably disposed between the inner and intermediate plies of the front section to accommodate books of varying degrees of thick'- ness, the intermediate ornamented plyof the front section functioning to conceal: the hinge ap when it is adjusted to extend beyond the opening in the` outer ply and said assemblage further including means for securing the hinge flap and the inner, intermediate and outer plies of the outer section together.

With the above enumerated and other objects in view, the invention is set forth in greater detail in the following speciiication and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the rear section of the ornamental supplemental book covering.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the front section of the covering with the plies thereof partially separated.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view through the supplemental covering illustrating the sections adjusted and connected to accommodate a book of one thickness.

Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating the covering sections adjusted and connected to accommodate a book of another thickness.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the ornamental supplementary book covering with the sections in connected relation.

Referring to the drawings by characters of `stitching 24 to define a pocket 25.

i being lfolded inwardly upon itself at the forward edge; illustrated by the reference character I2,` withsaid inwardly folded portion secured along the side" edges by the lines of stitching I3 to dene a pocket I4.

A hinge fiap I5 `has a longitudinal edge IIS` arranged between the inner edges of the plies I0"`and I I and secured thereto by a line of stitchingzII. The lines of stitching I3 also secure to-` gether" the upper and lower edges of the plies |01 andrILwhile the outer edge of the outer plyII adjacent its forward edge is secured to thehinner` ply `I0 by aline of stitching I8 adjacent the juncture of the inwardly folded portion lwiththe ply Il).

The front section B includes an inner ply 2D, anintermediate ply 2I and an outer ply 22, The

innerl ply fis provided adjacent its outer edge!` withan inwardly folded portion 23,Y the side edges Aof1which are joined to said ply by lines of The inter.- mediatelply is removable when the covering is sold for l thepurpose of facilitating the ornamentation of the same, such as by needlework 26, and the outer ply is cut out asat 2T to provide a `framed `opening for displaying therethrough the ornamented intermediate ply 2l. The lines of stitching MWhch extend along the upper and lower edges are designed to secure the outer ply to the inner ply. A line of stitching 28 connects the outer edge of the outer ply 22 with the inner ply 20 adjacent the juncture of the inturned portion 23 therewith.

When the purchaser buys the covering with the sections A and B in separated relation, the intermediate ply 2| is removed and decorated after which the intermediate ply is reinserted between the inner and outer plies 20 and 22 of the front section B. The free edge of the hinge flap I 5 is then inserted between the rear edges of the inner and intermediate plies 20 and 2| to space the rear and iront sections A and B to correspond with the book to be covered and a line of stitching 29 is then extended through the inner ply 2|), the free edge of the hinge flap I5, the ornamented intermediate ply 2| and the outer ply 22 to secure the sections together and to hold the intermediate ply in fixed relation to the inner and outer plies 2D and 22. In the event that the book to be covered is relatively thin so that the free edge of the hinge flap I5 extends beyond the framed opening 2, it will be apparent that the intermediate ply 2| will cover and conceal the hinge flap.

In use, the free forward edges of the covers of the book are engaged in the pockets I4 and 25 to hold the covering in assembled relation with the book. If desired, in order to further secure the book in place, an anchoring device may be employed which consists of a base strip 3 preferably of metal, which is secured by rivets 3l or equivalent fastening devices to the hinge nap I5. The base strip is provided at its opposite ends with angularly disposed apertured ears 32 and an anchoring strip 33 also preferably of metal, is provided which is formed at one end with an out-turned lug 34, the opposite end being apertured as at 35 to receive a split fastening ring 36. It is understood that the anchoring strip 33 is engaged between the leaves of the book, while the fastening ring may be employed to suspend the book from a suitable support.

What is claimed is:

1. A supplementary sectional book covering including a rear section and a front section, said rear section comprising inner and outer plies and a .hinge flap, said inner ply being folded inwardly upon itself at its forward edge with the folded portion secured thereto along theside edges thereof to form a pocket with said inner ply and said hinge flap being secured along one edge to said rear section between the inner and outer plies thereof, said front section comprising an inner ply, an intermediate ply and an outer ply cut away to provide a framed opening, said inner ply being folded inwardly upon itself at its forward edge with the folded portion secured thereto to form a pocket therewith and said intermediate ply being adapted to be ornamented and subsequently inserted between said inner and outer plies for display through said opening in the outer ply, and said hinge flap being adapted to have its longitudinal free edge adjustably disposed between the inner and intermediate plies of said front section to accommodate books of different thickness with the covers of the books extending into said pockets respectively, and means securing said hinge flap and the inner ply, the ornamented intermediate ply and the outer ply together.

2. A supplementary sectional book covering including a rear section and a front section, said rear section comprising inner and outer plies and a hinge flap, said hinge ap being secured along one edge to said rear section between the inner and outer plies thereof, said front section comprising an inner ply, an intermediate ply and an outer ply cut away to provide a framed opening, said intermediate ply being adapted to be ornamented and subsequently inserted between said inner and outer plies for display through said opening in the outer ply, and said hinge flap being adapted to have its longitudinal free edge adjustably disposed between the inner and intermediate plies of said front section to accommodate books of different thickness with the covers of the books extending into said pockets respectively, and means securing said hinge flap and the inner ply, the ornamented intermediate ply and the outer ply together.

3. A supplementary sectional book covering including a rear section and a front section, said rear section comprising inner and outer plies and a hinge flap, said inner ply being folded inwardly upon itself at its forward edge with the folded portion secured thereto along the side edges thereof to form a pocket with said inner ply and said hinge flap being secured along one edge to said rear section between the inner and outer plies thereof, means for securing a book in place within a supplementary covering comprising an anchoring strip swingably carried by the hinge flap adjacent the juncture of the same with the rear section and engageable between the leaves of the book, said front section comprising an inner ply, an intermediate ply and an outer ply out away to provide a framed opening, said inner ply being folded inwardly upon itself at its forward edge with the'folded portion secured thereto to form a pocketA therewith and said intermediate ply being adapted to be ornamented and subsequently inserted between said inner and outer plies for display through said opening in the outer ply` andY said hinge iiap being adapted to have its longitudinal free edge adjustably disposed be tween the inner and intermediate plies of said front section to accommodate books of different thickness with the covers of the books extending into said pockets respectively, and means securingsaid hinge ap and the inner ply, the ornamented intermediate ply and the outer ply together. 

